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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Ian Sample Science editor

People with Covid vaccine injuries not getting help they need, inquiry hears

A healthcare worker prepares a shot of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in La Paz, Bolivia.
The scheme offers a one-off sum of £120,000 to people who have such serious adverse reactions to the vaccines that they are at least 60% disabled. Photograph: Juan Karita/AP

People who were severely harmed by Covid vaccines faced an “inadequate and inefficient” process for obtaining a government payout, with many rejected and others waiting years for a decision, the Covid inquiry has heard.

The vaccine damage payment scheme offers a one-off sum of £120,000 to people who have such serious adverse reactions to the vaccines that they are at least 60% disabled. But people affected by vaccine injuries told the inquiry they did not get the help and financial support they deserved.

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